Fitting a ceiling rose pendant?

[Georget79]

Hi, I've got an electrician coming to fit a simple rose ceiling pendant light for £70. I'm guessing it's quite straight forward, I've changed plugs and plug sockets /light switches before, but before I watch any tutorials on how to to it, can anyone advise is it worth doing myself or should I wait and pay for the electrician? Many thanks

 

[chivers67]

Depends what's there already. If you take photos some of us can advise you. At least paying someone you know it's done.

 

[Wayners]

Easy job. Understand the switch wire. You can't go by the colours. 2 core cable is say black and red. Red goes to the switch but come back as a black wire. It is a live switch wire and should have a red sleeve over to show it's live. Not a neutral. Don't start clumping wires together based on colour.

If you mix up you need to test wires to identify the switch wire

 

[pete01]

Should be simple, take/post a picture before disconnect anything.

 

[flameport]

Hi, I've got an electrician coming to fit a simple rose ceiling pendant light for £70. I'm guessing it's quite straight forward,

You have already arranged the electrician. You have them fit it and pay them them the £70.

If you choose the other option and cancel, what do you expect the electrician to do with the time they have already allocated to this work and won't be paid for?

 

[ericmark]

I have looked at fitting ceiling roses many times, the regulations say they should take a weight of 5 kg, I would not like the test that, seen many fitted to plaster board, in the main 9 connectors, 3 permanent line, 3 neutral, 2 switched line, and a clamp for all the earth wires, that is a lot of wires to connect in a small space above your head, specially holding a chandelier as well. As already said common to find a black or blue is line not neutral, I fitted these so in the future I can wire the lights on the floor, and simply plug them in.

It also meant no weight I need to hold above my head, and with the number of threads where people can't get new light working, it seems people have a problem with ceiling roses. And seems you have already engaged an electrician, so would still need to pay a cancellation fee, so would not save you £70.

 

[Mottie]

in the main 9 connectors, 3 permanent line, 3 neutral, 2 switched line, and a clamp for all the earth wires,

Isn't one of the switched line also one of the permanent lives making it 8 connectors? I thought in a ceiling rose you had two blocks of 3 and one block of 2. (Excluding the earths).

 

[ericmark]

Isn't one of the switched line also one of the permanent lives making it 8 connectors? I thought in a ceiling rose you had two blocks of 3 and one block of 2. (Excluding the earths).

I counted the earth clamp as a connector.

 

[Mottie]

I counted the earth clamp as a connector.

So you did. I read it wrong as usual!

 

[ericmark]

I nearly did not count the earth clamp myself, blame my age, we did not need them before 1966.